DC Motors Breaking Methods

DC MOTOR BREAKING METHODS

There are three kinds of electric breaking,
namely:
Rheostatic or dynamic breaking
Plugging and
Regenerative breaking

Electric breaking for shunt

motors
Rheostatic or dynamic breaking

The

armature of the shunt motor is

disconnected from the supply and it is
connected across a variable resistor R.
The field winding is kept undisrupted and
this breaking is controlled by varying the
series resistor R.
This method used generator action.

Electric breaking for shunt

motors
Plugging or Reverse Breaking

the armature terminals are reversed to

rotate the motor in the reverse direction

VT and the back Eb start acting in the
same direction.

Electric breaking for shunt

motors
Regenerative Breaking

In regenerative breaking, Eb is greater

than Vt.
The direction of IA and the armature
torque Tb are reversed

Electric breaking for series

motors
Rheostatic or dynamic breaking

In this method the motor is disconnected

from supply.
The field connection is
reversed and the motor is connected
through a variable resistance R.

Electric breaking for series

motors
Plugging or Reverse Current Breaking

it is similar to that of shunt motor.

Plugging Type Braking

Another type of braking is Plugging type

braking. In this method the terminals of supply

are reversed, as a result the generator torque also
reverses which resists the normal rotation of the
motor and as a result the speed decreases.
During plugging external resistance is also
introduced into the circuit to limit the flowing
current. The main disadvantage of this method is
that here power is wasted.

Dynamic Braking
Another method of reversing the direction of

torque and braking the motor is dynamic

braking. In this method of braking the motor
which is at a running condition is disconnected
from the source and connected across a
resistance. When the motor is disconnected from
the source, the rotor keeps rotating due to inertia
and it works as a self excited generator. When
the motor works as a generator the flow of the
current and torque reverses. During braking to
maintain the steady torque sectional resistances
are cut out one by one.